How could Zhang Fei complete such a large number of white flags and white armor in three days with 50,000 men in his hands? Fan Jiang and Zhang Da didn't have the ability to borrow arrows from a straw boat. After thinking about it, they decided to ask Zhang Fei for a few days of grace.
But Fan Jiang was a little worried: "Zhang Fei has a violent temper and is moody. Now that Guan Gong has just passed away, he drinks and goes crazy every day, and often whips the soldiers. I'm afraid you and I will be beaten and scolded when we leave."
Zhang Dadao: "Is it his hatred or the hatred of you and me? If the white flag and white armor cannot be completed in three days, the consequences may be even worse. Let's go ask and see how he responds."
Fan Jiang thought for a while and then went to see Zhang Fei together.
At this moment, Zhang Fei missed Guan Yu too much and was very drunk, but his eyes were full of tears and grief. When he saw Fan Jiang and Zhang Da making money, he shouted: "If you don't hurry up and supervise the production of Qijia, what are you doing here?"
Zhang Da and Fan Jiang said: "Report to the general, white flag and white armor. We are at a loss. We need to wait for a few days."
Zhang Fei's eyes widened and he said angrily: "My second brother died tragically at the hands of my enemy. I am eager for revenge. I can't wait to go to the city tomorrow and take Zhang Xiu's head. How dare you two disobey my general!"
Zhang Da hurriedly said: "General, please calm down. It was not the two of us who delayed the process. We are really unprepared and cannot complete it within three days."
"Be bold!"
Zhang Fei was furious and drunk, and scolded his soldiers: "If you dare to disobey my general, someone will tie them to a tree and whip them fifty times each!"
The two begged for mercy to no avail, and were severely whipped fifty times.
Zhang Fei pointed his finger at the two of them and shouted: "Everyone must be perfect in the future! If you violate the deadline, you two will be executed in public!"
Zhang Dafan Jiang was beaten until his mouth was bleeding, his back was bloody, and he was in terrible pain.
It wasn't until midnight that he woke up.
Fan Jiang said with hatred: "Today I received Xing's responsibility and ordered us to complete 50,000 white flags and white armor within a time limit. It is so unreasonable! His human nature is as violent as fire. If you and I cannot complete it in the future, we will be harmed by him!"
Zhang Da's eyes flashed with a cold light, he stared at Fan Jiang and gritted his teeth and said: "He is so unkind, don't blame us for being unjust, but he can kill us, why can't we kill him?"
Fan Jiang's hair stood up in shock, and he whispered: "Unfortunately, Zhang Fei's martial arts is superb, and you and I are not allowed to come near."
Zhang Da said coldly: "If we don't deserve to die, he will be drunk on the bed; if we deserve to die, then he won't be drunk at all!" After the two of them discussed it, they began to prepare for the assassination.
There was no moon that night, except for the patrolling soldiers, the camp was quiet, except for the crackling of the unburned firewood in the brazier.
At this time, Zhang Fei was very drunk, confused and in a trance.
Suddenly a gust of cold wind swept into the tent, making him feel a chill, and he couldn't help but shiver. He couldn't help but have a bad premonition in his heart, so he asked the general next to him: "Just now, a gust of cold wind swept in, which made me feel uncomfortable. A kind of frightening chaos.”
The general comforted him and said, "This must be the reason why the military prince misses Guan Gong."
Zhang Fei nodded and thought of Guan Yu again. He was so sad that he continued to drink heavily and finally lay down in the tent.
Zhang Fei's every move in the account was monitored by Zhang Da and Fan Jiang. After they discovered that Zhang Fei was lying drunk in the account, they each hid their daggers and sneaked into the army account. As soon as they arrived outside the account, they heard Zhang Fei That thunderous snoring sound.
The two looked at each other, each holding their breath and stepping in.
But as soon as the two of them entered the big tent, they were frightened out of their wits by the sight in front of them. For a moment, the two of them were as motionless as logs, staring blankly at Zhang Fei, who was staring angrily in front of them.
It turned out that Zhang Fei didn't close his eyes when sleeping. The two of them had never seen such a scene before, and they were frightened and at a loss.
Fan Jiang suddenly knelt down in the tunnel and said: "Marquis, calm down, we have important military secrets..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Fei was heard snoring like thunder, and he fell into a deep sleep without realizing it. The two looked at each other, and both saw that the other's face had already been frightened and turned pale as a cloth, without any color.
"This guy doesn't even close his eyes when sleeping!"
The heart that jumped into his throat returned to his heart again. Fan Jiang calmed down his panic, but he still trembled a little when he spoke.
Zhang Da was also frightened. He took out his knife, swallowed his saliva and said, "Move quickly. Zhang Fei has been on the battlefield for a long time and is very sensitive to danger. If we wake him up, we will die."
Fan Jiang took out the knife, and the two of them walked over step by step.
After getting closer, Zhang Fei was still snoring loudly.
After the two looked at each other, they took action decisively. One person covered Zhang Fei's mouth, and the other stabbed Zhang Fei in the abdomen with a knife. The sudden severe pain caused Zhang Fei to wake up instantly. Seeing that it was Fan Jiang and Zhang Da who were assassinating him, he became angry and wanted to stand up to resist.
Fan Jiang and Zhang Da were already prepared, and they stabbed several times quickly with short knives.
Zhang Fei stared with hatred and despair.
After killing Zhang Fei, the two of them felt exhausted instantly. They lay weakly on the ground and gasped for air. Zhang Da bared his teeth and stuck the dagger in front of his eyes: "Have you made contact with General Lu Xun?"
Fan Jiang nodded: "We have contacted you. After we go out, we will light the fire as a signal."
Zhang Da got up and said, "You go and lead your men to prepare for setting fire to the camp, and then go to meet General Lu Xun. I will cut off Zhang Fei's head and cause civil strife."
Fan Jiang quickly went out to prepare.
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At this time, Lu Xun had been waiting outside for a long time.
Ever since he sent troops to Xishu, he had been confronting Zhang Fei in the Yiling area. From Zigui to Poxiazhai outside Yiling, he fought steadily, using the top-down terrain to advance slowly, and came to the Yi area guarded by Zhang Fei. Mausoleum City.
As soon as he arrived at Yiling, he learned of the emperor's plan to raid Jingzhou, and was ordered to hold Zhang Fei here so that he would be unable to rush to Nanjun's aid.
Unexpectedly, the emperor's raid on Jingzhou went smoothly. Before Zhang Fei could react, Guan Yu was defeated and committed suicide. What he didn't expect was that there would be civil strife on Zhang Fei's side.
When Fan Jiang sent a secret message, Lu Xun chose to believe it without hesitation.
As the saying goes: It is easy to change a country but hard to change its nature.
Zhang Fei's fiery personality is sometimes a weapon to confuse the enemy, and more often it is a weapon to delay the fighter's opportunity. Now that Guan Yu commits suicide, Zhang Fei will definitely return to the army in a rage to take revenge. The shortcomings of his strong character are infinitely magnified at this moment.
Lu Xun led the army from Poxia Village, divided the land and water armies, and took advantage of the darkness to remove the hidden sentries outside the city and quietly approached the outside of Yiling City.
Yiling has a special location at the intersection of the Yangtze River and Huangbai River.
The Huangbai River became the natural moat of Yiling City, and there were many small rivers crisscrossing it. It was surrounded by high mountains and hills. Zhang Fei guarded it, and he was divided between left and right. Zhang Fei personally led 20,000 troops to garrison at Nanjing Pass, while Zhang Bao stood firm at Yiling City and cooperated with each other to make it difficult for Lu Xun to crack down.
Now there are people acting as internal collaborators, who first destroyed Zhang Fei's camp at Nanjinguan, and then took advantage of the situation to attack Yiling City. As a result, seven of the nine counties in Jingzhou were owned by Dajing.
